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1. Discuss the Organizational structure as illustrated in the movie by referring to the Antz Colony structure and the Insectopia structure. 2 The Antz Colony 2 What type of structure does the Antz colony have and what are the positive/negative effects of such a structure? 3 Insectopia 4 What type of structure does Insectopia have and what are the positive/negative effects of such a structure? 4
2. Discuss the job designs of the workers in the Antz movie and indicate the implications of the job designs on the motivation of the workers. 5 Job design elements defined 5 Job design elements in the Antz colony 5 How can job satisfaction among the ants be improved? 6 Job redesign 6 Alternative work arrangements 7 How can the employee’s/ ants be more involved? 7 Rewards used as motivators 8
3. Describe the Culture that was prevalent in the Colony. 9 What does the culture do in the colony? 9 What liabilities does this culture have? 10
4. Describe and discuss the changes that took place in the movie. 11 What were the changes in the Antz colony and how could they have been handled better? 11
Bibliography 14

1. Discuss the Organizational structure as illustrated in the movie by referring to the Antz Colony structure and the Insectopia structure.
An organisational structure is “the way in which job tasks are formally divided, grouped and coordinated” (Robbins & Judge, 2011). An organisation has different elements that contribute to its structure. These elements include work specialisation, departmentalisation, the chain of command and span of control, whether the organisation is centralised or decentralised and finally, what degree of formalisation it has. These elements will be looked at in more depth by comparing the structure of the Antz colony and that of Insectopia.
The Antz Colony
Work specialisation is “the degree to